kővé mered

Hungarian

Etymology

From kő (“stone”) +‎ -vé (“into”) +‎ mered (“to turn into”), literally “to turn into stone”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøːveːmɛrɛd]

Verb

kővé mered

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, of people) to become petrified, to freeze (with horror) (to become immobilized due to fright, surprise, shock, etc.)

   Synonym: megdermed

Conjugation

• For the verb, see mered.
• The inflected noun kővé remains unchanged.